P LEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE USE.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE USE.

WARNING:

FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

THE LIGHTNING FLASH AND ARROW-HEAD WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARN-ING SIGN ALERTWARN-ING YOU OF “DANGEROUS

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE BACK. NO USER SER-VICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARN-ING SIGN ALERTWARN-ING YOU OF IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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1) Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before the radio is operated.

2) Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3) Heed Warnings: All warnings on the appliance and operating instruc-tions should be followed.

4) Follow all operations and use instructions.

5) Water and Moisture: The appliance should not be used near water. Do not use near a bathtub, washbowl, laundry tub, kitchen sink, wet basement, swimming pool, etc.

6) Unplug the receiver from the AC power outlet before cleaning. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning the exterior of the receiver.

7) Do not place the radio on an unstable cart, stand, bracket or table. The radio may fall, causing serious personal injury and damage to the receiver.

8) Ventilation: This radio should be situated so that its location or posi-tion does not interfere with its proper ventilaposi-tion. For example, the radio should not be used on a bed, sofa, rug or other soft surfaces that may block the ventilation openings. It should not be placed in a built-in situation like a cabinet that may reduce air flow through the ventilation openings.

9) Heat: Never put the radio in direct sunlight in an unventilated area or behind glass like a car’s interior. The appliance should be away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appli-ances that produce heat.

not the cord. Operate the radio using only the correct type of power source indicated. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your dealer or local power company.

11) Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords. This can result in a risk of fire or electrical shock. Never insert objects of any kind into the receiver through openings. The objects may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts. This could cause a fire or electrical shock.

12) If the radio is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage caused by lightning or power line surges.

13) If the radio is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, remove the batteries. The batteries may leak and damage furniture or your radio.

14) Do not attempt to service the receiver yourself. Removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage, and will void the warranty. Refer all servicing to authorized service personnel.

15) The receiver is equipped with a polarized type plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug still fails to fit, contact an electrician to replace the obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of this plug.

16) The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged, or B. Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the radio, or C. The radio has been exposed to rain, or

D. The radio does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance, or

E. The radio has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

17) The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other servicing

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Thank you for purchasing the high per-formance digital CCRadio. The CCRadio incorporates the highest quality parts and superior engineering to produce the most sensitive AM receiver available. It also covers FM, Weather, and TV audio channels 2-13. The special Weather Alert System will sound an alarm when a signal is broadcast from National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States. Canada also has a similar system.

The box should contain the CCRadio, the power cord and this manual. If anything is missing or damaged please contact your dealer immedi-ately. We recommend you keep the box in the unlikely event your radio will need servicing.

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10) Lock Button 11) Tuning Knob 12) Power Button 13) Telescopic Antenna 14) Memory Buttons 15) WX Alert Button 16) Alarm On / Off 17) WX Alert Light 1) Display Light

2) Display Time or Frequency 3) Sleep Timer

4) Band / Time Set 5) Treble Control 6) Bass Control 7) Manual / Auto Seek 8) Headphone Jack 9) Volume Control

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The CCRadio will run on (4) “D” size nicad or alkaline batteries or on 120V AC house current using the included power cord. Batteries are optional. The batteries are necessary to keep the time clock and memories if the power cord is removed from the radio for more than three minutes.

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Before powering your radio be sure to read the Safety Instructions on page 4.

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Before you plug the AC cord into the radio be sure the AC voltage is 120Volts/60Hz. If you have batteries in the radio and you use the AC power cord, the batteries will automatically be disconnected.

NOTE: If you remove the power cord without turning the radio OFF, the radio will automatically revert to the batteries.

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1) Position the radio face down on a soft surface to protect it. 2) Remove the battery compartment cover.

3) Insert the (4) “D” cell batteries into the compartment as indicated in the drawing below. Be sure the negative (-) end is against the spring. Refer to the drawing below to insure correct installation of your batteries.

4) Replace the battery cover. You are now ready to operate your radio.

The battery indicator will display the battery level for approximately seven seconds after the radio is switched on. After removing dead bat-teries for replacement, you have approximately three minutes to replace the batteries before your clock and memory information will be lost (if the radio is not plugged in).

This symbol means the batteries are full.

This flashing symbol means the batteries need replacing.

First Battery Second Battery

Fourth Battery Third Battery

This symbol means batteries are low. Remove battery cover by pressing both clips at the same time towards

the bottom of the radio.

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1) Battery Power Level Indicator 2) Time Is Displayed

3) Sleep Timer 4) Snooze Status

5) Memory Location/Sleep Timer Minutes/Clock Seconds 6) Frequency Unit

7) Key Lock On/Off 8) Tuning Indicator

9) Frequency / Clock Display 10) Alarm Status

11) AM/PM Indicator 12) Indicates Band In Use

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Please read this entire page carefully before you start.The correct time must be set with the radio off. If you do not finish setting the clock or alarm in 15 seconds you will have to start over.

1) Press the Band/Time Set button. The hour digit will flash. 2) Using the Up/Down tuning button, select the appropriate

hour digit.

3) Press the Band/Time Set button again to select the minute digit. Use the Up/Down buttons to adjust the minute to the appropriate time. 4) You must press the Band/Time Set button again to complete the time

setting. This also sets the seconds to “00”.

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There are two different alarm modes on the CCRadio. You can choose to wake up to the radio or to a tone. You can set the alarm with the radio on or off.

To set the type of alarm:

Press the Alarm button on top of the radio until you see this symbol on the display to wake with the radio.

When the alarm goes off the radio will play the last station selected at the same volume level last set.

Press the Alarm button until you see this symbol to wake with a multi level tone.

Press the Alarm button until both symbols disappear to shut off the alarm function.

To set the time for the alarm to go off:

1) Press the Alarm button, the hour digit and alarm symbol will flash. 2) Using the Up/Down button, select the appropriate hour.

3) Press the Band/Time Set button. Use the Up/Down buttons to adjust the minute to the appropriate time.

4) You must press the Band/Time Set button again to complete the alarm setting.

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To stop the alarm from going off every day press the Alarm button on top of the radio until both symbols disappear.

Once the alarm is set, it will automatically go off the next day at the same time. Use the POWER button to shut off the alarm until the next day.

If the radio alarm is selected, turn the radio to your favorite station before setting the alarm. When the alarm activates the radio will play the last sta-tion listened to.

The tone alarm is called HWS or Humane Wake (if that is possible) System. The alarm tone beep will increase in volume every 15 seconds for one minute followed by one minute of silence before repeating the cycle.

The alarm system will sound for one hour unless turned off by pressing the POWER button.

When the alarm is sounding, if you press any button except the POWER button the alarm will temporarily stop for five minutes. The little Z’s and alarm symbol will flash on the display while the radio is in snooze mode. To shut off the alarm and snooze feature press the POWER button.

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Your CCRadio is equipped with a Sleep Timer that enables the radio to continue playing for up to 90 minutes after activation, then shuts the radio off. Selectable times are 90, 60, 30 and 15 minutes.

To utilize this feature, have the radio on and tuned to the station you want to listen to, then press the button that has the pictogram of a person in bed.

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The CCRadio features four bands: AM / FM / TV 2-13 and Weather.

MANUALTUNING:

1) Press the POWER button to turn on the radio.

2) Select the band by pressing the BAND button.

3) A single press of the Up or Down tuning button will change the frequency up or down for AM and FM bands, and

channel up or down for weather and TV bands.

Each press of tuning Up and Down buttons will change the frequency by 10 KHz in AM mode and 100 KHz in FM mode.

SCANTUNING:

Same as above except press and hold down tuning Up or Down button for more than .5 second. The radio will scan and

stop automatically when it finds an active station. The Scan Tuning will not work on the weather band.

ROTARYTUNING:

Rotating the tuning knob will change AM/FM by frequency and the weather/TV bands by channel.

MEMORYTUNING:

You can store up to five memory stations in each of the four bands.

1) Tune to the station or channel you want to memorize.

2) Press and Hold any memory button for two seconds to memorize the station or channel.

The display will show the memory number and beep.

The unique WXALERT mode on the CCRadio will alert you to special weather related emergencies. During an emergency or weather related hazard, NOAA issues an emergency tone that will set off an audible and/or visual alarm on the radio.

NOTE: Hazard warnings are not available in all areas.

There are seven standard NOAA weather channels used in the US and Canada. This radio receives broadcasts up to 50 miles from transmitting stations.

1) To listen to the standard NOAA weather channels, turn the radio on, press the BAND button until WX shows up on the display. The tele-scopic whip antenna may need to be in the up position to receive a station clearly.

2) You will see the channel number of the weather station. Pressing the tuning up or down buttons will toggle you through the seven pro-grammed channels. There should be one or more weather service stations broadcasting in your local area. You will hear a report that is updated usually once or more per day for your area. If there is a severe weather or weather related emergency NOAA will update the weather broadcast more frequently. If there is a weather emergency the NOAA will issue an alert tone.

After locating and tuning in your weather station the radio can now be placed into WXALERT mode. The WXALERT mode enables you to lis-ten to your favorite AM or FM station or turn the radio off, and still receive an alert signal warning you of a special emergency. There are two active WXALERT modes on the CCRadio:

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1) To place the radio in WXALERT mode, press the ALERT button for two seconds: You will hear an audible beep and see the word ALERT appear on the display. This is WXALERT mode with flashing light only (no Alarm). If there is a weather related emergency, the radio will automatically alert you with a small flashing light near the top of the radio. The Alert light continues to flash until any button is

near the top radio comes on continuously:WXALERT with Alarm and flashing light will be active. Display shows ALERT and red light near the top of the radio. In this mode, if the NOAA alert tone is issued, the red light on the top of the radio flashes and a siren turns on for 1 minute. To cancel the WXALERT, press any button on the radio.

SPECIAL NOTE: If you have the headphones plugged in and a weather alert is issued, the audio to the headphones will be cut-off and the siren will sound through the radio’s speaker.

3) Press ALERT again for two seconds: WXALERT goes off and is inactive.ALERT will disappear from the display.

In either active WXALERT mode, the weather receiver stays on and lis-tens for an emergency tone issued from NOAA in case of emergency.

You may get a periodic test tone from the NOAA that will cause a false alarm on your WXALERT. This tone is only a test and will happen peri-odically whenever the agency decides to test their emergency alert sys-tem. Simply pressing any button on the receiver will shut the alert tone off.

After an alert has been issued, the WXALERT light and/or siren will stay on for one minute or until you turn it off by pressing any button.

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DISPLAYLIGHT ONAC POWER:

The display light will always be on unless you turn it off. The spe-cial green LED bulbs last about 100,000 hours and use very little electrical energy. If you want to turn off the display light, press the Light button.

DISPLAYLIGHT ONBATTERIES:

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The Lock switch can be used when transporting the radio to prevent turning it on. When the switch is pushed up you will see the Lock symbol appear on the display. It can also be used to disable all func-tions of the radio when it is turned on. Push the Lock down to release the lock switch.

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You can use a stereo or mono headphone with a 3.5 mm plug. When you insert the headphone plug, the speaker is disconnected. This radio will not receive a stereo FM station in stereo through the headphones. This provides clearer FM reception with less noise when compared to stereo reception.

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Once in awhile glitches may occur on any portable digital radio. This can be caused by static electricity, unusual key strokes or a power disrup-tion. If this happens, use the end of a paper clip or ball point pen and push it into the hole briefly to reset the radio.You will lose the clock time, and all the stations stored in memory when the radio is reset.

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FREQUENCYCOVERAGE

FM Band: 87.5 - 108 MHz Mono Only AM Band: 520 - 1710 KHz

TV Band: Channels 2-13 Audio Only

WEATHERBAND

Channel 1: 162.400 MHz Channel 5: 162.500 MHz

Channel 2: 162.425 MHz Channel 6: 162.525 MHz

Channel 3: 162.450 MHz Channel 7: 162.550 MHz

Channel 4: 162.475 MHz

ROTARYTUNINGKNOBRESOLUTION

AM - 1 KHz TV - 1 Channel

FM - 50 KHz WX - 1 Channel

POWERSOURCE

AC 120 Volts 60Hz Batteries: (4) “D” size

POWERCONSUMPTION

AC Power: 8 Watts

Battery Power: 40-50 Ma DC

AUDIO

10% THD at output power @ 1.8 Watt AC typical @ .9 Watt Battery Speaker: 5”, 4 Ohm, 6 Watts

ANTENNA

FM, TV and Weather Band: Telescopic antenna

AM Band: 1) Built-in Ferrite Bar - 7/16” dia x 8” long (200 mm) 2) External AM antenna terminals are connected to

inductive loop wound around internal ferrite antenna.

DIMENSIONS

11” wide x 6-1/2” high x 4” deep, (at the base)

WEIGHT

Approximately 3.8 pounds without batteries

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The CCRadio is made for distant or weak AM signal listening. Daytime reception is limited to about 300 miles maximum because you can only receive the signal direct from the transmitter site. You may receive AM stations thousands of miles away at dawn, dusk and at night, depending on the time of year and atmospheric conditions. The ionosphere is a layer of ions above the earth. At night it slows and congeals into a giant mirror and can reflect radio waves back to the earth; allowing you to receive signals much farther away than during the day.

Top View CCRadio

Left Side Rear View

Most portable radios including the CCRadio have an internal AM anten-na. Best performance is achieved when the radio is swiveled on its base for maximum signal pickup from the transmitting tower. This same tech-nique can be used to help nullify unwanted signals or radio noise. Experimentation is the best way to see how it works for you.

The CCRadio has two external antenna terminals for AM. If your recep-tion is better outside, for a quick and easy antenna use 50’ of insulated wire attached to one terminal and a ground to the other terminal.Safety directions and precautions from your antenna supplier should be followed to prevent injury from lightning or any accident.

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Annoying buzzes are many times transmitted through an AM radio. Here is a check-off list of the most likely causes:

• Dimmer switch.

• Fluorescent light.

• “Touch lamp” type light fixture (even when turned off).

• Automatic on and off night lights.

• Outdoor yard lights which come on automatically.

• Electronic bug and pest controllers.

• A light bulb that is about to burn out.

• A faulty electrical switch of any kind.

• A nearby television set.

• A store that has a fluorescent light or a public recreation room that has fluorescent lights located near you.

• Blinking bulbs of all kinds such as Christmas tree lights.

• If you live in an apartment a neighbor’s dimmer switch could be the culprit.

• Scanners of all types.

• Dirty insulators on a nearby power pole allowing arcing.

• Electric blanket.

• Smoke detectors that run from AC current (battery operated is OK).

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POSSIBLESOLUTIONS

It is best to eliminate the interfer-ence at its source. Here’s a list of possible solutions:

• The most obvious is to turn off the offending device.

• Try a battery operated radio to see if the interference is coming in from the AC 120v line, through the air, or both.

• Turn off the circuit breakers to see if the noise stops. If it does, then you know it is something in your house. Turn off one circuit at a time to iso-late where the noise is coming from.

• Use a battery operated radio as a direction finder. Turn the radio until the loudest noise is heard and the front and back of the radio will point to the noise origin.

• Carry a radio around the neighbor-hood and see if you can find the origin of the noise. Ask other neigh-bors if they have the same problem.

• If a power pole is suspected, call the utility company and they will check the area and possibly wash the insulators. Dirty power pole insu-lators are sometimes a cause of difficult-to-find radio interference.

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Model: CCRadio FCC ID: BYG 002

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS. 1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND 2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.